Nerve Blocks
Conditions
Brief summary
A comparison between The analgesic efficacy of adductor canal block alone and adductor canal with IPACK (interspace between popliteal artery and capsule of the knee) block for knee surgeries
Interventions
PROCEDUREAdductor canal block and IPACK block
Peripheral nerve blocks
Sponsors
Ain Shams University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* patients undergoing knee surgery i.e. arthroscopy, total knee replacement, ACL repair. * ASA physical status I to III * Sex (males and females) * Age 21-70 years.
Exclusion criteria
* Hypersensitivity to local anesthetics. Preexisting peripheral neuropathy. Infection near site of infections e.g. osteomyelitis, septic knee joint. Etc. Patient refusal. PAny contraindications for spinal anesthesia. ( eg: coagulopathy, use of anticoagulants
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment of post operative pain | One year | Using visual analogue scale (VAS) (scale 0-10, where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst imaginable pain) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Range of movement and ambulation | One year | the range of movement (ROM) by assessing the degree of knee extension one day after the surgery, and ambulation distance assessed by the number of steps walked by the patient three days after the surgery. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed